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Here, you’ll find a news feed straight from the forge posted by myself, Juliet, Richard’s wife and business partner. Here you will find updated product information as well as personal observations about Richard’s craft.

23 November 2016

Country Living article on Made by the Forge, November 2016

Written by Juliet Fishenden
Made by the Forge was delighted to be featured in Country Living magazine, November issue and as the December issue is now out we have added the full article below for anyone who missed it.
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12 November 2016

New solid iron lamp stands with Annette Rolston Lampshades

Written by Juliet Fishenden
We often turn to talent and craftsmanship in other disciplines to set off and compliment Made by the Forge’s products. For our new wrought iron standard lamps, designed by Chris Eckesley, we needed appropriate lampshades. When we saw the lovely work of Annette Rolston, we were compelled to collaborate with her and Mike Fenton to...
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07 November 2016

Made by the Forge’s informal talk at Heal’s, Westbourne Grove

Written by Juliet Fishenden
On 27th October Richard and Anthony took an audience at Heal’s Westborne Grove through our story at Made by the Forge and their on going working relationship as blacksmith and designer. Richard spoke about his love of the forging process, forming wrought iron by hand and his respect to the generations of makers before...
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22 October 2016

Made by the Forge at Heal’s Festival of Light

Written by Juliet Fishenden
Made by the Forge’s relationship with Heal’s started with the renowned London chain taking on our designer lighting collection for sale in their Tottenham Court Road store. Designer Anthony Dickens has reimagined and renamed the initial designs and added a new one to the collection and prices have been restructured. The Farrier’s Cage Globe...
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24 September 2016

Celebrating the beauty of simplicity

Written by Juliet Fishenden
Some of our clients send in images of their new ironwork and the image below is from a customer who wanted brackets for a wooden shelf he wanted to mount on the wall. His idea was simple and stylish and the handmade brackets bring a touch of individuality to his home with the added...
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11 July 2016

5 Top Tips for Choosing Curtain and Blind Fabrics

Written by Juliet Fishenden
Natalie Canning is passionate about beautiful materials and we are delighted to share her 5 top tips to help you choose the best curtain and blind fabric for your home. 1.  CONSIDER THE LOCATION If the window is in a sunny location, does your curtain fabric or blind fabric need to be thick enough to reduce some...
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26 June 2016

Bay window poles, made to measure

Written by Juliet Fishenden
Made by the Forge make stunning bay window curtain poles from 20mm solid bar with beautiful handcrafted finials from our range.  A bay window can be a daunting task to undertake but we have made it as easy as we can for you to order because we provide a bay window measuring guide which...
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02 June 2016

‘Country Living Modern Rustic’ – Artisan Feature

Written by Juliet Fishenden
Country Living Modern Rustic magazine Issue 5 is now available from all major magazine retailers. It is a stunning collection of amazing ideas to inspire and delight. Caroline Atkins who wrote the piece, has made it an interesting and informative read and the opposite page of supporting imagery, photographed by Andrew Montgomery, is stunning...
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13 May 2016

A tree is planted for you

Written by Juliet Fishenden
What makes the company unique is its pledge to plant a tree for every order received. We make sure that what the company takes from the Suffolk environment, it puts back into the Suffolk environment. This means that when you buy from us we plant a tree for you.  This Spring some of the tree planting took...
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05 April 2016

Simplify your Space

Written by Juliet Fishenden
Sort the bathroom. Make kitchen mess look less. And give yourself a gift of a beautifully handmade iron towel rail which is made to last. Our solid, wrought iron items can help offer you a calm and clutter free space where everything has its place. Our kitchen pan and utensil racks add a unique...
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